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COVID-19 Legal News Roundup: June 18th Edition
June 18, 2020
By Alan Kilpatrick, Reference Librarian
The COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on the practice of law, is changing rapidly. We want to help you stay up to date with the latest news.
Each week I aggregate the leading legal headlines on COVID-19 on the topics that matter to you:
Access to Justice
- COVID-19 pandemic prompts initiative to offer free legal aid to anyone in Canada| Colin Perkel, CBC News (June 13)
- Family Court Pandemic Tools to Try-out for Permanence | David Price & Ken Chasse, Representing Yourself Canada (June 17)
- Zoom your divorce? Virtual family law group takes dispute resolution online | Blair Crawford, Ottawa Citizen (June 17)
The Courts
- Task force aims to help modernize justice system and role of advocates | John Schofield, The Lawyer’s Daily (June 17)
- Some lawyers say Chief Justice Wagner crossed a line by suggesting Criminal Code changes | Olivia Stefanovich, CBC News (June 18)
- Virtual law post-COVID-19: Will justice thrive in a Zoom future? | Philip Holdsworth, The Lawyer’s Daily (June 12)
Legal Innovation
- ABSs “reshaping the boundaries of law” with integrated services | Nick Hilborne, Legal Futures (June 17)
- Law On Trial—What The Legal Industry Can Do To Defend It | Mark Cohen, Forbes (June 1)
- A new model for regulating AI | CBA National (June 15)
Legal Practice
- Post-Pandemic Drop in New Cases Sees Upturn, But Billing Volumes Fall, New Clio Data Shows | Bob Ambrogi, Law Sites Blog (June 17)
- Society warns firms over staff refusing to return to office| Neil Rose, Legal Futures (June 18)
- Zooming in on the Importance of Upholding Legal Values in Virtual Trials |Karim Benyekhlef, Nicolas Vermeys, & Sarit Mizrahi, Slaw (June 18)
Remote Working
- Getting Optimized, or More, or Some Results From Your Law Firm Technology | Chris Anderson, Legal Talk Network (June 17) Podcast
- The Science of Working From Home | Christine Bilbrey & Karla Eckardt, Legal Talk Network (June 15) Podcast
- Working From Home: Three Essentials for Law Firms |Matthew Laurin, Attorney at Work (June 17)
Students & Articling
- Changing The Law School Model |Joe Patrice, Above the Law (June 17)
- The Cutthroat Nature Of Law School Means Pass/Fail Grades Aren’t Likely To Last Past The Pandemic |Kathryn Rubino, Above the Law (June 17)
- Quarantine Diaries: Law Students Reflect on Their New Reality |Julie Macfarlane, Slaw (June 17)
Wellness
- Delegating The Mental Load When You’re Stuck At Home During COVID-19 |Nanda Davis, Above the Law (June 18)
- Respect The Right To Disconnect |Olga Mack, Above the Law (June 16)
- Wellness: Five ways pandemic impacts mental health | Darryl Singer, The Lawyer’s Daily (June 12)